Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper cases. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, then stir in berries with a wooden spoon. Mix eggs, buttermilk and butter in another bowl, then add to dry ingredients. Stir to just combine - don't overmix. Pour into pans. Bake for 15-18 minutes until risen and pale golden. Cool. Dust with icing sugar, if desired.

Ratings & Comments

Ratings & Comments

I made these muffins before I read peoples comments and thought "oh god here goes a waste of time", but they are really nice!!! dont know why people changed the ingriedients and maybe thats where you all went wrong!!! I would make this again..

2kitchenstorm added this comment at
10:26am Sat 15th October, 2011

This was not very nice at all. Way too floury. Was a really heavy muffin. I usually make my muffins according to Stephanie Alexander's recipe in her cooking companion cookbook, but thought I'd try this due to the good reviews. Yuk, never again :(

4.5Shraavar added this comment at
11:55am Fri 14th October, 2011

I cut out 1/4 of a cup of sugar and replaced it with strawberry jam. I also added a teaspoon of cinnamon. Instead of buttermilk I used 100ml of milk and 175ml of low fat strawberry yoghurt. Made it that bit more strawberry flavoured.

4.5megs8 added this comment at
12:46pm Sat 10th September, 2011

Made 48 mini muffins - added 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon for extra flavour and 200ml natural yoghurt & 100ml milk instead of buttermilk. Next time if I have spare strawberries I would puree some and add as liquid for stronger strawberry flavour.

5deirdresmith added this comment at
03:50pm Sun 28th August, 2011

Well, I didn't have any of the ingredients on hand, so I made a steak instead. It was delicious! I would use this recipe again and again. It's a keeper! - household favourite

4.5ctlawford added this comment at
08:24am Sat 25th June, 2011

I made these with frozen raspberries as that is what I had in the freezer. I also replaced the buttermilk with a combination of yogurt and milk and added a touch as vanilla. They were light and fluffy, but lacked a little flavour, so I will increase the amount of berries next time I make them. They were very simple and quick to make with minimal cleaning up.

4.5becava added this comment at
03:10pm Sun 29th May, 2011

I was a bit unsure whether to review as I changed these a bit, but I think a good muffin recipe should be able to adapt to what is at hand. This is going to be my go to recipe from now on as it would work with so many different flavours. Instead of strawberry and orange, I used 2 peeled and finely diced apples and a lemon (the zest and I also tossed the diced apple in the juice to stop it browning). I had sour cream that needed to be used up so instead of the buttermilk I used half sour cream & half milk. These are deliscious, thank goodness I doubled the batch as I have already eaten 3. Can't wait to try the strawberries when it's strawberry season

3cowpens added this comment at
08:52pm Tue 8th February, 2011

It was tasty, but didn't have the wow factor with me, even though I put white chocolate in.

5kiag34 added this comment at
05:27pm Sun 30th January, 2011

I made a double batch so I could freeze them for lunchboxes. I used 200g strawberries and a 300g box of frozen raspberries. I also had raw caster sugar on hand Very very nice and not too hard to make either.

5siddah added this comment at
08:52pm Mon 24th January, 2011

used only what i had in the pantry. some stewed fruit that the baby refused to eat, fresh strawberries, youghurt and milk instead of buttermilk and some white choc chips...yummo

5jillde added this comment at
06:38pm Sun 7th November, 2010

YUMMY!!!

5koalabears added this comment at
08:48pm Tue 26th October, 2010

good! yummy! hubby reckoned! instead of me baking this in muffins, i used the loaf tin, save me from fiddling too much! a keeper.. =)

4.5mary-jane added this comment at
06:08am Fri 8th October, 2010

used raspberries instead of strawberry's and added white chocolate was great

Delicious!!! I used an apricot jam glaze on the top, instead of icing sugar and it was just fab :D

4.5wennos added this comment at
06:00pm Thu 2nd September, 2010

Yummo! I think these are the best muffins I've ever made! Have been looking for the right 'texture' for years, and hope they taste as good cold as they do warm :)
I used 200ml of peach & mango yoghurt topped up with 100ml of milk.
Mine didn't stick to the paper cases as some others have.
Can't wait to try with different fruits!

5SarahEBT added this comment at
08:59am Sun 29th August, 2010

Very nice combination with the orange and strawberries. Used half wholemeal flour to make them a little healthier, and half milk/half yogurt is a good substitution for buttermilk (makes them fluffier than just plain milk).

5lmoir added this comment at
11:25am Fri 20th August, 2010

Needed to make with what I had on hand so adjusted recipe. I used SR Flour and no baking powder and replaced the buttermilk with 200ml vanilla yoghurt drink and 100ml mllk and also added 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Very YUM!

5petrovs1957 added this comment at
10:47am Sun 15th August, 2010

fantastic flavour and easy to make. I doubled the strawberry content and used two punnets of strawberries instead of one and added approx 150g white Lindt chocolate cut up into small pieces

4.5robyne1084 added this comment at
04:46pm Sun 1st August, 2010

I added some ricotta as i had it left over in the fridge, and it worked out really well! the strawberry bits go all gooey inside the muffin and the ricotta made a cheesecake of sorts. but i did have the same problem as another reviewer....they stuck to the patty pans! it was very disappointing. if they didnt stick, it would have been the perfect muffin recipe. will try again without the patty pans.

5janebrewer added this comment at
02:31pm Fri 9th April, 2010

Mmm mmm!I had some strawberries to use up too so this recipe was great!
I used 'normal' low fat milk and didn't have an orange so added a capful of cocnut essence (yummo).
If I made it again I would add half a punnet more strawberries.

5gaildalui added this comment at
04:46pm Thu 11th February, 2010

Super fantastic recipe! I used frozen raspberries and white choc bits for this and then mashed bananas for another batch! Amazingly versatile and delicious :D I didn't bother with patty pans... they turn out looking perfect anyway :) - no lopsided ones or cracking on the top!

4.5star_sam added this comment at
11:14am Mon 8th February, 2010

We made mini bite size muffins and some in patty pans, they did stick to the patty pan paper though. We added choc chips and used normal milk instead of buttermilk.
They were very yummy and disapeared quickly!

5bugejenn added this comment at
08:49pm Sat 17th October, 2009

I made these today and they turned out huge! but yummy. I used normal milk instead of buttermilk and they were fine. really nice

janebrewer replied at
01:13pm Fri 9th April, 2010

thanks so much for posting this comment-exactly what I was wondering!

4.5foxyvon74 added this comment at
02:08pm Sun 4th October, 2009

These muffins were lovely. Nice and light and tasted great. Used a splash of orange juice instead of the orange rind, and it worked but I think the rind would add a new dimension of flavour. Will give it a go with some white choc chips next time for sure!

4.5narelephant added this comment at
02:03pm Fri 11th September, 2009

Made mine in patty pans and as someone else mentioned they stuck to the sides alot, not sure why that was but will not use patty's next time. Very lovely muffin, cant wait to try them with white choc bits next time.

4.5Lindy added this comment at
12:55pm Fri 4th September, 2009

Had 4 punnets of strawberries to use up and decided to make these to use 1 punnet. Super easy recipe. Used skim milk instead of buttermilk. Freeze really well. They were yummy hot straight out of oven and a few days later heated in the microwave; essential in my view to warm them up. I added about a third more strawberries from another punnet as I didn't think 1 punnet was enough. They were still fine and I love lots of little 'bits' in my muffins. Great recipe.

5ivy07 added this comment at
05:49pm Sun 30th August, 2009

Just made it and had it warm out of the oven and it tasted so goooood!
I decided to half mash my strawberries for some reason which wasn't neccessary.
I only used 2/3 cup caster sugar and 50 grams of butter.
I had 1 cup of cream leftover from panckares this morning and combined it with milk.
This recipe is so easy to substitute, maybe next time i'll try with other berries or even banana with custard =D

5Munchkins added this comment at
03:01am Fri 14th August, 2009

This is a great recipe to use those leftover strawberries. After reading the reviews I also added some chopped white chocolate and used milk instead of buttermilk. I didn't have any oranges so I omitted the orange zest as well.
The next time I make this, I would use a bit less butter - it was a bit too much for me.
Overall, a great recipes and tastes great too.

5Kada added this comment at
04:52pm Thu 13th August, 2009

I put in some white choc chunks and some extra strawbs and they're wonderful. I put them in patty pans and they stuck a little - will go with straight into the pan next time.

5kelstar71 added this comment at
09:21pm Wed 29th July, 2009

Very nice. Added white choc chips and used low fat milk. Made both normal and mini muffins. Kids couldn't get enough of them:)

4.5Rach-louise added this comment at
08:08pm Sat 25th July, 2009

Very moist and delicious!

5tumblingkate added this comment at
05:57pm Thu 9th July, 2009

Like others I added white chocolate (excellent suggestion, thank you!). I also used half SR flour, half plain, and regular milk rather than buttermilk. These are yummy!

3.5leplem added this comment at
12:53pm Wed 1st July, 2009

I followed the recipe exact on this and I make lots of muffins. Not sure what went wrong but they were heavy and stodgy.

5Nevinka added this comment at
03:58pm Sun 31st May, 2009

Easy recipe and a great result. I made them a bit more healty by adding 3 Tbsps psyllium husks and 1/2 cup rolled oats. I needed to increase the buttermilk to 500 mls to counteract the absorption factor of the psyllium. I also replaced the butter with a 60% reduced fat maragine. About 200 calories per muffin by my calculations but they were a good size and have frozen well..

4.5madziat rated this recipe at
10:20pm Thu 21st May, 2009

5Lavendula added this comment at
08:34am Tue 21st April, 2009

These muffins are a fab way to use up leftover strawberries. We used regular milk in place of buttermilk and added some white chocolate and they are delicious. Will definately make them again.

5jdunne added this comment at
05:45pm Thu 5th February, 2009

I loved them. I added a little white chocolate. The tastiest muffins I have ever made.

5yaddayadda added this comment at
08:25am Tue 11th November, 2008

Great muffins!!!! Cooked them with a tray of imperfect strawberries I bought for $3.00 that gave me 1.5kilos to use up quickly before they went off. I would suggest adding some white choccy if you want something a bit more indugent but this recipe as it is was lovely!